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Birth/Rebirth

"Every body has potential."

2023 1h 39m EN
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6.5
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★6.5TMDB · 201
DramaHorrorMystery
Synopsis
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A single mother and a childless morgue technician are bound together by their relationship to a little girl they have reanimated from the dead.

“Every body has potential.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Lee Moss
Writers
Lee Moss, Brendan Jamieson O'Brien
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Moss, shot by Chananun Chotrungroj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ariel Marx. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Taylor Mason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Marin Ireland and Judy Reyes and A.J. Lister carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every body has potential.".

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IMDB entry: tt9048804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Moss directs. Chananun Chotrungroj behind the camera. Ariel Marx scores. Taylor Mason cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 3 years ago.
  • 2Directed by Lee Moss, shot by Chananun Chotrungroj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 3Original score by Ariel Marx. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 4Editor Taylor Mason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Marin Ireland and Judy Reyes and A.J. Lister carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Every body has potential.".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt9048804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Classified under 17 themes, including "loss of loved one", "pregnancy", "grief", "reanimation".

The technical file

Cinematography
Chananun Chotrungroj
Original score
Ariel Marx
Editing
Taylor Mason
Production design
Courtney Andujar
Costume design
Annie Simon
Makeup / hair
Heather Benson
VFX supervisor
Eric Ho-Yin Yu
Sound
Bryan Parker
Stunt coordinator
Drew Leary
Runtime
99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Box office
$138,617
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Shudder

    Shudder

    US

  • Retrospecter Films

    Retrospecter Films

    US

  • EL

    Elfman + Viste

  • MU

    Muriel Is Alive

    US

Key crew

  • Title DesignerCaspar Newbolt
  • Special Effects Makeup ArtistHeather Benson
  • Key Makeup ArtistMadison McLain
  • Visual Effects ProducerPete McCauley
  • CastingAllison Twardziak
  • Sound EditorDoug Moss
  • Set DresserAlexis Ruiseco-Lombera
  • Set DresserHaddie Webster
  • EditorTaylor Mason
  • Makeup Department HeadRegina de Lemos
  • Sound SupervisorBryan Parker
  • Production DesignCourtney Andujar
  • Executive ProducerJordan Barker
  • Executive ProducerBrendan Jamieson O'Brien
  • Set DresserMonica Dabrowski
  • Set DresserDana Weintraub
  • ProducerMali Elfman
  • Set DecorationJ.D. Moran
  • Production DesignHillary Andujar
  • ProducerDavid Grove Churchill Viste
  • Costume DesignAnnie Simon
  • Visual Effects SupervisorEric Ho-Yin Yu
  • Sound Re-Recording MixerBryan Parker
  • Sound MixerJoe Origlieri

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • loss of loved one
  • pregnancy
  • grief
  • reanimation
  • hospital
  • single mother
  • death
  • bronx, new york city
  • pathologist
  • death of daughter
  • motherhood
  • hard
  • mortality
  • frankenstein
  • pregnancy horror
  • nonbinary director
  • bitter

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2023-01-20· Sundance Film Festival
  • Theatrical (limited)2023-08-18R
  • Digital2023-09-05R
  • Digital2023-11-10R· Shudder

Also known as

International titles

  • After BirthUS
  • birthrebirthGB
  • 新生,重生CN
  • Рождение. ПерерождениеRU
  • Birth RebirthUS
  • РождениеRU
  • перерождениеRU

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